document.write( "Question 979163: Hello there, the topic I am having a question for is functions and whether it represents a function.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #600449 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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This is NOT a function because it's possible to have x values correspond to more than one y value. It fails the vertical line test. This figure is an ellipse.\r
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